Iran vs South Africa: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- Iran
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 11.5% against 10.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 97th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6% | 24.7% | 3.9% | Iran |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 26.0% | 7.9% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 12.1% | 4.9% | Iran |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 0.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Iran or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 11.5% against 10.7% in Iran as of 2022.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Iran and South Africa?
- 0.8%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.
- How do Iran and South Africa rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Iran ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 97th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.